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This map is showing 'Roman Implied, Roman Actual named locations ' of type 'Roman City, Roman Town, Roman Villa, Roman Major Fort, Roman Watch Tower, Roman Port, Roman Bloomery' centered on Dunstable in Central Bedfordshire.
Map Logic
This map shows Roman roads shown in black derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman Roads in Britain' published in 1955. These maps are plotted as accurately as is possible from the books. There are problems with mapping 50 years later as there have been significant road and town changes which have hidden some of the original places mentioned in the texts.

The red roads are derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman ways in the Weald' published in 1948.

Major Roman locations are shown as icons, please click the icon for the modern location and its Roman name.

This map shows the Roman Road course described by Ivan D Margary as 1e which goes from St Albans - Towcester(St Albans - Towcester)commonly known as 'Watling Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Villa

1e - St Albans to Towcester
(St Albans to Towcester)
commonly known as 'Watling Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 1e starting near St Albans in Hertfordshire ending near Towcester in Northamptonshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
St Albans  Hertfordshire
Redbourn  Hertfordshire
St Albans  Hertfordshire
Markyate  Hertfordshire
Kensworth  Hertfordshire
Caddington  Central Bedfordshire
Pack Horse Place  Central Bedfordshire
Dunstable  Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis  Central Bedfordshire
Hockliffe  Central Bedfordshire
Leighton Buzzard  Central Bedfordshire
Milton Keynes  
Little Brickhill  Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes  Milton Keynes
Loughton  Milton Keynes
Fullers Slade  Milton Keynes
Old Stratford  Northamptonshire
Towcester  Northamptonshire
Current translation for St Albans
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
  al derived from el - eel
  ban derived from ban - bone
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Villa Sancti Albani(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Redbourn
  r derived from ere - person
ed we cannot translate at the moment
  bourn derived from burn - a brook or stream
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Redborne(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for St Albans
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
  al derived from el - eel
  ban derived from ban - bone
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Villa Sancti Albani(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Markyate
  mar derived from maera/mære - boundaries/sea or lake (large body of water)
kyate we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Kensworth
  ken derived from cen - torch
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  worth derived from weort/worð - wort, herb/land
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Canesworde(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Caddington
  cad derived from cæd - a boat
d we cannot translate at the moment
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Cadendone(Bedfordshire)
Cadendone(Hertfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Pack Horse Place
P we cannot translate at the moment
  ac derived from aac - oak trees
k we cannot translate at the moment
  horse derived from heors - horse
  place derived from place - courtyard, open space; broad way, avenue originally from latin platea
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Dunstable
  dun derived from dun - a mountain or hill
  starting in st derived from sanctus - saint
ab we cannot translate at the moment
  le derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Houghton Regis
  hough derived from hoh - a headland or promontory originally heel
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  ending in regis derived from regis - suffix from 1929 after visit by King George V - latin for 'of the king'
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Houstone(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Hockliffe
  hock derived from hock - mallow
  starting in l derived from el - person
  i derived from iw - yew
ffe we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Hocheleia(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leighton Buzzard
  leigh derived from leah - A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
Buzz we cannot translate at the moment
  ard derived from arod - arum lily
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Lestone(Bedfordshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Milton Keynes
  mil derived from mil - millet
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  Keynes derived from Guillaume de Cahaignes - One of The Norman Knights from 1066AD
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Middeltone(Buckinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Little Brickhill
  little derived from lytel - little, small
  brick derived from briche - a brick
  hill derived from hyll - a hill
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Milton Keynes
  mil derived from mil - millet
t we cannot translate at the moment
  on derived from on - near
  Keynes derived from Guillaume de Cahaignes - One of The Norman Knights from 1066AD
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Middeltone(Buckinghamshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Loughton
  lough derived from loh - an inlet or large lake
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Lochetuna(Essex)
Lochintone(Buckinghamshire)
Lochintuna(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Fullers Slade
  full derived from ful - foul
  er derived from ere - a person
  s derived from s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
  slade derived from slæd - low, flat, marshy ground, with a broad bottom
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Old Stratford
  old derived from eald - old or ancient
  strat derived from via strata - originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon)
  ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Towcester
  tow derived from tow-lic - weaving
  cester derived from cæster - roman fortified town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Tovecestre(Northamptonshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Alchester Roman Town Oxfordshire 
Roman City
Ravensburgh Castle (Fort) Roman City Bedfordshire 
Roman Town
Verulamium Roman Town Oxfordshire Modern name is St Albans
Roman Villa
Villa Roman Villa Oxfordshire 


External References in no particular order :-
Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Online Anglo Saxon dictionary
Online Etymology dictionary
Open Domesday Book - The first free online copy of the Domesday Book
The Ermine Street Guard Roman re-enactment and research Society
The "Kent A" cadastre - page 5 - Peterson 2002
Archaeologia Cantiana Online
Romney Marsh Research Trust
Romney Marsh the Fifth Continent
VillageNet the reference guide to villages in Kent & Sussex
Global warming Flood Maps
The Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Google Maps - the core of the system
GeoPlaner - Useful site for plotting map data
Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars 55BC(Books 4 & 5)
Wikipedia - Caesar's invasions of Britain
Wikipedia - Portus Istus
The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy (Bill Thayers)
Roman Britain.org
Runetree Beowulf
Bayeux Tapestry Online
The Secrets of the Norman Invasion
Chronicles of John of Worcester
Battle Historic Society
Binsted village website(Mearcredesburnan Steðe)
The Spears of Andred
Find British Archaelogical Sites
Wealden Iron Research Group
Topographic Map of the UK

 

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